Ice-elevator



(No Model.) J. E. DELL.

. ICE ELBVATR. No. 578,600. Patented Mar. 9, 1897.

A #aven/ Of UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. DELL, OF PAULDING, OHIO.

ICE-ELEVATO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Patent N0.v 578,600, dated March 9,1897.

Application filed July 14, 1896. Serial No. 599,136. (No model.)

I Will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makeand use the saine.

My invention relates to improvements in an elevator which, While it maybe used for any purpose for which it Would operate, is speciallyconstructed for elevating cakes or blocks of ice and depositing them inref ri gerators or cold-storage receptacles; and the object of myinvention is the provision of a portable elevator which Will be easy tooperate, and which will quickly elevate and deliver or deposit theblocks of ice, and which will be of the simplest, cheapest, and mostdurable construction and thus produce a thoroughly practical elevator.

The invention consists of an ice-elevator embodying novel features ofconstruction and combination of parts, substantially as disclosedherein.

Figure l represents a perspective view of my improved elevator. Fig. 2represents a vertical sectional view of the elevator With the parts inthe position they assume When delivering the block of ice, and Fig. 3represents a similar view with the parts in the position they occupywhen the block of ice is about to be delivered.

In the drawings the letterA designates the base of my elevator, fromWhich rise the vertical standards B, having on the inner faces thegrooves, channels, orguideways O, and the top connecting or cross pieceD, the Whole structure forming a strong and durable frame- Work, buteasily transported from place to place when desired. Fitting in theguideways is the open rectangular traveling frame E, provided at oneside with the support F, arranged at a right angle to the frame andbraced by means of the braces or stay-rods G. Also mounted in therectangular traveling frame upon the rod or cross-piece I-I is thetilting delivering-platform J, on each side of which, mounted inbrackets K,are the grooved guide-pulleys L, over Which pass the cords M,which are connected at their upper ends to the frame at N. From thencethey pass down around the said pulleys L, then up over the guide-pulleysO, and thence the cords pass down around the Windlass or drum P, havingat one end the crank Q, adjacent thereto, the ratchet-Wheel R, Withwhich engages the pawl S.

To the side of the frame in bracketsT is mounted the rod or shaft U,upon Which is su pported the delivering or guiding platform V, which isadapted to be sustained in the proper inclined position by means of theretaining-rod WV, one end of Which is pivoted to the frame, and theother end is constructed to engage the deliverin,1r-platform. In thecross-piece or top of the frame is mounted the slotted adj ustable-stopdevice X, the purpose of Which is to abut against the traveling framewhen it has ascended to the proper height in order that the tiltingplatform may elevate to discharge the ice.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with thedrawings,the operation of my elevator will be readily understood, and IWill simply state that When it is desired to use the elevator theguiding-platform is placed to guide the ice to the receptacle, and theblock of ice is elevated upon the traveling frame, and When the properascent is reached the platform on which the ice is placed tilts upwardto the position assumed in Fig. 2, and the ice slides from the platformsto the proper receiving-receptacle or refrigerator, the rotation of thedrum through the medium of the cords, pulleys, and connections affectingthe desired result.

It is evident that I provide an elevator of simple, durable, andinexpensive construction which can be used for various purposes andwhich is thoroughly efficient and practical.

I claimv In an elevator, the combination of the fram e,

the pivoted delivery-platform on one side of the frame, the iod foi`sustaining the platform when in use, the traveling frame mounted in themain frame, the rigid support carried by theftraveling frame, thetilting platform mounted in the traveling frame, meehanism foi` tiltingthe platform and moving the frame, andan adjustable stop to limit the

